Delaware places ranked by rent burden
28 places in Delaware have a reliable estimate of rent burden (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Highest figures: Woodside East (81.1%), Camden (78.3%), Rodney Village (71.5%).
Lowest figure: Middletown (25.7%).
The figure for Delaware as a whole is 49.6% (±1.8 points).
Figures last updated on .
- Figure for Delaware as a whole
- 49.6% (±1.8 points)
- Places ranked
- 28
Delaware places ranked by rent burden
| Rank | Place | County | Renters paying 30% or more of income |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Woodside East | Kent County | 81.1% (±38.9 points) |
| 2 | Camden | Kent County | 78.3% (±27.6 points) |
| 3 | Rodney Village | Kent County | 71.5% (±27.0 points) |
| 4 | Georgetown | Sussex County | 71.4% (±14.6 points) |
| 5 | Elsmere | New Castle County | 67.4% (±20.3 points) |
| 6 | Newark | New Castle County | 66.3% (±6.2 points) |
| 7 | Wilmington Manor | New Castle County | 63.6% (±18.3 points) |
| 8 | Dover | Kent County | 58.4% (±7.7 points) |
| 9 | Glasgow | New Castle County | 57.6% (±19.2 points) |
| 10 | Brookside | New Castle County | 57.5% (±13.5 points) |
| 11 | Seaford | Sussex County | 52.6% (±14.4 points) |
| 12 | Hockessin | New Castle County | 52.3% (±24.9 points) |
| 13 | Wilmington | New Castle County | 52.2% (±5.0 points) |
| 14 | Millsboro | Sussex County | 52.0% (±20.5 points) |
| 15 | Milford | Sussex County | 51.8% (±14.4 points) |
| 16 | Laurel | Sussex County | 47.4% (±18.3 points) |
| 17 | Wyoming | Kent County | 47.0% (±21.7 points) |
| 18 | Dover Base Housing | Kent County | 46.9% (±13.1 points) |
| 19 | Smyrna | Kent County | 46.7% (±16.3 points) |
| 20 | Edgemoor | New Castle County | 46.3% (±13.8 points) |
| 21 | Claymont | New Castle County | 45.9% (±14.7 points) |
| 22 | Bear | New Castle County | 43.5% (±9.4 points) |
| 23 (tie) | Delmar | Sussex County | 41.4% (±14.0 points) |
| 23 (tie) | Rehoboth Beach | Sussex County | 41.4% (±19.5 points) |
| 25 | Delaware City | New Castle County | 41.1% (±18.8 points) |
| 26 | New Castle | New Castle County | 36.1% (±15.5 points) |
| 27 | Pike Creek Valley | New Castle County | 31.2% (±11.4 points) |
| 28 | Middletown | New Castle County | 25.7% (±11.4 points) |
How this ranking is built
A place is included when its own page for this figure is published as reliable: a coefficient of variation of 30% or less and enough surveyed homes.
28 places qualify; the rest are on their own pages with their margins, but not ranked here.
The ranking orders the estimates alone: where two places’ margins of error overlap, their ranks may not truly differ, and places at the same published figure share a rank.
A median published as a bound (“$3,500 or more”) is placed at the bound; its true place may be higher.
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Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Delaware
Which place in Delaware has the highest rent burden?
Woodside East has the highest, 81.1% (±38.9 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Which place in Delaware has the lowest rent burden?
Middletown has the lowest, 25.7% (±11.4 points).
What is the rent burden in Delaware?
The figure for Delaware as a whole is 49.6% (±1.8 points).
Sources
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates; each place’s own table is linked from its page
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Delaware
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .